Rachel Syme, University of Calgary

Research

Clinical Trials Equity, Diversity And Inclusion First-Generation Immigrants New Immigrants Newcomers Priority Setting Partnerships

Latest papers

The Canadian Path from Discovery to Implementation of Personalized Medicine Approaches.
Biomedicine hub · 2017
Integrating Personalized Medicine in the Canadian Environment: Efforts Facilitating Oncology Clinical Research.
Public health genomics · 2015 · first author
Promoting nursing research and innovation by staff nurses.
Applied nursing research : ANR · 2012 · first author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Promoting Inclusion in Clinical Trials: Understanding the participant-related barriers for new immigrants to Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$5,993

All 1 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

The Canadian Path from Discovery to Implementation of Personalized Medicine Approaches.

Richer É, Syme R, Robbins SM, Lasko P

Biomedicine hub2017

DOI: 10.1159/000479487 PMID: 31988931

02

Integrating Personalized Medicine in the Canadian Environment: Efforts Facilitating Oncology Clinical Research.

Syme R, Carleton B, Leyens L, Richer E

Public health genomics2015First author

DOI: 10.1159/000441560 PMID: 26565702

03

Promoting nursing research and innovation by staff nurses.

Syme R, Stiles C

Applied nursing research : ANR2012First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.06.005 PMID: 20974104

04

Drug cost avoidance resulting from cancer clinical trials.

Bredin C, Eliasziw M, Syme R

Contemporary clinical trials2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.09.004 PMID: 20840876

05

Comparison of CD34 and monocyte-derived dendritic cells from mobilized peripheral blood from cancer patients.

Syme R, Bajwa R, Robertson L, Stewart D, Glück S

Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio)2005First author

DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2004-0070 PMID: 15625124

Promoting Inclusion in Clinical Trials: Understanding the participant-related barriers for new immigrants to Canada

Nominated PICIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program - Clinical Trials Fund

Principal investigators: Syme, Rachel M

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Equity, Diversity And Inclusion; First-Generation Immigrants; New Immigrants; Newcomers; Priority Setting Partnerships

$5,993

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Clinical Trials Dear Professor Syme, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The Canadian Path from Discovery to Implementation of Personalized Medicine Approaches." (2017), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Promoting Inclusion in Clinical Trials: Understanding the participant-related barriers for new immigrants to Canada" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]